The Week That Was
Erykah Badu's new video is a strange homage to JFK, Matt & Kim, and public nudity. Sounds like most of my childhood birthday parties.
Friday: Oh, T.I. You’ve been removed from my imprisoned rapper shrine—Weezy, I still got you thurrr! T.I. is finally out of prison after serving 10 months of his year-and-a-day (random much?) sentence for illegally purchasing weapons. But, we can’t be partying together into the wee hours. He’s got a curfew of 11 p.m. (if he’s not working) or 1 a.m. (if he’s tappin’ that ass…or working. Most likely working). Since he’s setting up his comeback album, I’m guessing he’s going to have quite a few court-approved late nights.
Saturday: Whoa, what? 24 got cancelled? I thought that shit was bulletproof. I mean, sure, it’s not like I’ve ever watched an episode, but that’s just because I prefer my Sutherlands to be of the Donald variety (sorry, Kief. Your dad’s a silver fox.) That being said, the final, 2-hour episode will air on May 24. And then they’re going to make a 24 movie. Who wants to bet that it won’t be as awesome as that OTHER cancelled TV show movie, Arrested Development: Takin’ It to the Streets? That’s a working title.
Sunday: Just kill me. Alyssa
Milano (she’s totes my namesake, by the way) has a new series called Romantically Challenged. Like every other show, it’s about four
pals trying to be happy and date people. She plays a divorcee. Is that
the twist? Oh…cool. No, that’s really going to be something special.
Cue the hijinks and “Single Ladies” montages!
That vaguely adorable flick How to Train Your Dragon was tops at the box office this weekend,
nabbing $43.3 million. Way to take the crown from Alice, guys!
Monday: Watch Erykah Badu’s video for “Window Seat.” I’m not a huge fan of hers, but I am a huge fan of nudity and anyone that credits Matt & Kim.
Apparently, we’re living
in link land today. Click here to see Wilco perform a nice lil’
set for the best site ever (next to HEAVE, obvs), La Blogotheque.
Tuesday: YES! OK, there are plenty of days when I don’t need to listen to Crystal Castles. They’re not really a favorite band of mine, but HOLY SHIT, their live show is the best thing that’s ever happened to the universe. I think I broke my toe when I went, and I touched Alice Glass. Almost inappropriately. They’re finally releasing a new single (for Record Store Day!) called “Doe Deer”, but it’s not going to be released digitally or as a CD, and there are only 500 copies. So, may the best electronic lover win. That being said, they’ve got a new album coming out in June. Which means that I should expect another broken toe sometime this upcoming fall.
New LCD Soundsystem album title: This Is Happening. May 18. Get that thang.
Wednesday: The news you’ve all been waiting for (maybe? I can never tell with you guys.): Broken Bells is going on tour. With the Morning Benders. It kicks off on May 18 in San Diego, and ends on June 11 in Athens, GA. Also, they will be going to many cities in between those two.
I’m not sure how I misread
this, but I first thought this headline said “Issac Hayes Writes Music
for Cartoon.” The actual headline (“Issac Brock Writes Music for
Cartoon”) isn’t exactly a letdown, but I’m feeling slightly less
excited. Brock will be writing some music for a Cartoon Network show
entitled The Marvelous Misadventure of Flapjack (which chronicles
the adventures of a boy looking for candy). In other news, The Marvelous
Misadventures of Flapjack sounds a lot like my life. Make this Flapjack
kid a girl, and you’ve got a pretty good idea of how I spend my days.
Thursday: OK, I get just as excited about the Lollapalooza line-up as the next festival fan, but even I think that they’re going a little overboard with this year’s unveiling. First of all, Greg Kot almost always spills the likely headliners months before the line-up is released, so some of the suspense is already gone. But check out the Lolla site—it’s a freaking Wheel of Fortune-esque display. Thankfully, Time Out Chicago has done the crossword work for us and provided what they think will be the line-up: Social Distortion, MGMT, Hot Chip, the National, Spoon, Devo, Grizzly Bear, the New Pornographers, Slightly Stoopid, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, Wolfmother, Yeasayer, X Japan, Dirty Projectors, Matt & Kim, the xx, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Temper Trap, Frightened Rabbit, Fuck Buttons, Blitzen Trapper, Mumford & Sons, Rogue Wave, the Dodos, Hockey, the Constellations, the Soft Pack. If half of those bands are right, we’re in for one bitchin’ festival.
Posted by Alyssa Vincent, Alyssa Vincent on Apr 02, 2010 @ 12:00 am
